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One of the tougher parts of parenting college students

Admittedly I am not parenting a college student yet (hopeful ’27!), but one of the toughest things I see parents and families deal with is some of their anxieties related to their students’ college experience: Will they have a good roommate?  Will they find a […]


Pre 4th of July

It will be a short week on campus, with administrative offices closed on July 4th for the holiday. I want to remind any parents/families who wish to complete the survey about parent and family engagement at Wake Forest, to please do so, as the survey […]


First day of the new school year

July 1 officially marks the first day of our new year in my office. We go by the fiscal year calendar, which for us runs July 1-June 30. It always feels like a bit of a celebration. Many thanks to all the families who made […]


So very close

All, I am out on PTO today, so this is a pre-post. Some fabulous news came out yesterday: Wake Forest’s Master of Science in Management (a School of Business program), was ranked #3 in the US! “The Economist ranked the Wake Forest University School of Business […]


Family Weekend registration opens July 10th

Today’s Daily Deac is brought to you by the WFU Family Weekend Committee. Families and friends of Demon Deacons are cordially invited to Family Weekend 2019, happening November 1-3! Featuring WFU football versus NC State, the schedule will be filled with workshops, entertainment, and […]


They see me rollin’

So there is a new kind of ‘roll the Quad’ happening right now: they are rolling giant wheels of sod out onto the Quad so we get our grass back. Yay! As of yesterday morning, they had just started rolling the side of […]


Wake Forest parent and family survey

As part of my graduate program in higher education, I am doing a research project on the engagement of college parents and families at Wake Forest. Families in the Classes of 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 were sent an email survey about how we engage […]


Jobs on campus

Yesterday was a great day for new students and their families – four New Student Receptions took place from New York to Florida. Thanks to all our host families and all our guests. Hope you had as much fun as we did! We have a […]


Take Your Dog to Work Day

For all the dog lovers out there, today is Take Your Dog to Work Day, and my wonderful division of Wake supported this effort. So my Deac Dog was at work early today with Class of ’27. In addition to dogs, we have a […]


Please be one of my 397!

Lots of stuff for the blog today. First up, I am in dire need of 3 current students in NJ to come to our New Student Reception this Sunday afternoon in West Orange. If your Deac wants to help out, please have them email me […]


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